Lettering device



June 21 1927.

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June '21, 1927.

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Patented June 21, 1927. v

UNITED STATES PAUL HEINZE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

LETTERING nnvion.

Application filed August 7, 1926. Serial No. 127,738.

This invention relates to lettering devices and the object of theinvention is to provide a lettering device by which the lettering may beaccurately positioned on a drawing, map or plat.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lettering device inwhich the lettering may be positioned relative toan angular, vertical orhorizontal base line.

A further object of the invention is to provide a lettering device inwhich type is adapted to bemounted, the lettering device being soarranged that the user may determine the .eXact point on a drawing wherethe lettering will appear.

Another object of the invention is to provide alettering device soarranged that the type may be made to print above, below or exactly on agiven line.

A further object of the invention is to provide a lettering devicearranged to enable the operator to print figures or letters normal to abase line but divergent at any angle from such base line.

Another object of the invention is to provide a means for adjusting thedevice so that the plane of the type faces is absolutely parallel withthe surface being printed.

These objects and the several novel features of the invention arehereinafter more fully described and claimed and the preferred form ofconstruction by which these objects are attained isshown in the accompanying drawings in which'- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a lettering deviceembodying my invention. I

Fig. 2 is an end elevation taken from the right of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of thc'lettering device.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on. line 5--5 of Fig.1.

Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 66 of Fi 2.

Fig. 7 is a section taken on line 7--7 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 88 of Fig. 1. 1

Fig. 9 is a section taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 10 is a section taken on line 1010 of Fig. 4.

Fi 11 is a section taken .online 11-=--11 of 1g. 1.

The device comprises a three sided frame made to print.

1 shown in Fig. 3 having four adjusting.

screws 2 in the four corners thereof. As shown in Fig. 2 the bracket 3is formed integrally with the base 1 and is provided with a cylindricalupper end 4- through which a movable stem 5Jextends as shown in Figs. 5and 6. A pin 6 is secured in the cylindrical member 4 and extendsthrough slots 7 provided therefor in the member 5. 'A coiled spring 8 ispositioned in the member 5 and rests on the pin 6 and tends to hold thememher 5 in the position shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The member 5 isprovided with aknob 9 at the upper end by which the member 5 may bemoved downwardly against the 'tension of the spring 8 by hand pressure.Secured to the lower end of the member 5 is a type holder 10 as shown'inFigs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The type is mounted inthis holder and issupported therein by the spacers 11 and a movable block 12 is providedat one end of the holder 10 which is adjusted by the screw 13 to put apressure on the type and spacers to hold them in the casing. It will benoted from Fig. 2 that the type faces extend below the lower edge oftheholder 10 and by pressj i-ng down on the knob 9 the type may be In orderto hold the type holder 10 in proper parallel relation with the base atall times a pair of lugs 14L and 15 shown in Fig. 1 extend upwardly fromthe base and a set screw 16 is threaded through each lug as shown inFig. 1 and engages the adjacent end of the holder 10. By thisarrangement during vertical movement of the holder 10 up or down theholder is prevented from turning in the supporting bracket 45. As shownin Figs. 1, 3 and 4 an arm 17 is pivotally secured to each end of theframe 1 bymeans of a thumb nut 18. A second arm 19 is pivotally securedto the end of each arm 17 by a thumb nut 20 and the arms 19 are pointerswhich may be positioned to indicate the opposite ends of the type facesin, the holder 10 as will be undertype may be made to print directlybelow I of the nut as will be understoodfrom Figs.

1 and 3. WVhen it is desired to position the printing immediately belowagiven line the nuts 23 are set so that the zero lines 26 are inalignment with the zero lines 21 on the base, at which time bypositioning the device on a plat or drawing the lines 27 on the top ofthe nuts are positioned in alignment with the given line on the platwhereupon by pressing down on the knob 9fthe the given line. 111 Fig. 3the different lines below the zero line 21 are the center lines fordifferent point type. For instance the first line below the line 21represents the center line for eight point type, the second :lineisthecenter line for fourteen point type, the third line is the center linefor eighteen point type and the bottom line is the center line forforty-two point type. The type shown in the holder is fourteen pointtype and in order to. position this type centrally on .a given line theshafts 22 are turned by means of the knurled ends "untilthe zero lines26 on the nuts correspond with the second line below the zero lines 21on the base. Byturning the device to the upright position shown in Fig.1 the device may be set so that the central line 27 which is acontinuation of the zero line onthe bottom of the nut registers with theline :on which the type is to be centrally positioned, at which time byressing down on the knob 9 the type may Ce printed on theplat so thatthe given line is central pf the type. As will be understood from Fig.1'with the line 27 positionedon the center line of the fourteen pointtype the second line above the line 27 represents the top linejof thefourteen point typewhile the second line below the line 27 representsthe bottom line of the fourteen point type; thus at thistime bypositioning the second line below the line 27 on the two nuts 23 inregistration with a givenline thetype will print above the given line.This device may be operated in the same manner for eight point, eighteenpoint andyforty-two. point type. In order to ,allowthe lettering ,to beprinted at a given angle to a base line an arcuate member 28 is providedhaving an arcuate slotv 29 h r in which is dap e t be Po on over.theheads ofthe base adjusting screws 2Qand alock screw 31 is providedby which the arcuate member as m 'b clamped in any position This .member28 as shown in Figs. 1,2 and 4: is provided with an "u turned lug 32 anda downturned lug 33. To

which engages the straight edge while the corner 35 of the base providesthe opposite point of contact with the straight edge. By thisarrangement the device may be set at any angle to a base line. The fourscrews 2 may be" adjusted so that the surface of the type faces isabsolutely parallel with the surface to be lettered. The type shown inthe holder is preferably inked before, each operation by means of a handinking roller and the type may be readily changed by loosening thescrew. 13 to allow the letters or numbers to be replaced. With thisdevice a drawing may be lettered uniformly without the irregularitiesusually produced At this time by pressing by pen lettering and due tothis regularity of the type a drawing lettered in this manner has a muchbetter appearance than a hand lettered drawing or plat. v

. This'device may be made to print on the circumference of a circle byturning the Y i and positioning the ends of the pointers on the centerof the pointers outwardly circle or if the circle is of too great aradius the pointers may radial line of the circle. I i

From the foregoing description it becomes evident that the device isvery simple and eflicient in operation, will not easily get out bepositioned on a i of order and provides a device whichac complishestheobjects described.

Having thus fully described my invention, its utility and mode ofoperation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is 1. A lettering device comprising abase" plate having anopeningin the center, a vertically movable type holder movable towardthe said opening, a support on the base plate for the type holder, ascrew shaft at each" late, a nut on each screw" end of the base shaftprovided with graduations adapted to register with 'graduations rovidedtherefor on the base plate, adjustab e means for indicating the overalllength of the printing faces of the type in the holder, and means forsetting the device at any angle to a given line.

2. A lettering device comprising a. base plate having aniopeninqvertically movable type holder movable to ward the said opening, asupport on the base in the center, a,

plate for the type holder, a screw shaft at each end of the base plate,a nut'on each screw shaft provided with graduations adapted to registerwith graduations provided on the base plate, and adjustable means forindicating the overall length of the printing faces of the type in theholder.

3. A lettering device comprising a base plate having an opening in thecenter, a vertically movable type holder movable toward the saidopening, a support on the base plate for the type holder, a. screw shaftat each end of the base plate, and a nut on each screw shaft providedwith graduations adapted to register with graduations provided on thebottom of the base plate.

4. A lettering device comprising a base plate having an opening in thecenter, a vertically movable type holder movable to-. ward the saidopenin yieldable means supporting the type holder on the base plate,adjustable means for indicating the position of the type relative to agiven line, and adjustable means for indicating the overall length ofthe type printing faces.

5. A lettering device comprising a three sided base plate, a typeholder, means supporting the type holder for vertical movement inrelation to the base plate, guide means for holding the type holder inproper relation with the base plate, and adjustable indicating means forindicating the position of the type in the holder.

6. A lettering device comprising a three 7 sided base plate, a series ofadjusting screws extending through the base plate, a type holder, meanson the base plate supporting the type holder for vertical movement inrelation to the base plate, and manually adjustable means for indicatingthe position of the type in the holder.

7. A lettering device comprising a three sided base plate, a typeholder, means on the base plate yieldably supporting the type holder forvertical movement in relation to the base plate, the type holder beingadapted to be filled with type, and manually adjustable means forindicating the position of the type in the holder.

8. A lettering device comprising a base plate having an opening in thecenter, a vertically movable type holder movable toward the saidopening, asupport on the base plate for the type holder and guide meanspreventing the type holder from turning in relation to the base plate.

9. A lettering device comprising a base plate having an opening in thecenter, a vertically movable type holder movable toward the saidopening, a support on the base plate for the type holder and adjustablemeans for indicating the position of the type relative to a given line.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

PAUL HEINZE.

